{"id":7184,"date":"2010-06-25T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=7184"},"modified":"2010-06-11T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T14:49:20","slug":"the-icing-on-the-cupcake-by-jennifer-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/the-icing-on-the-cupcake-by-jennifer-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"The Icing on the Cupcake by Jennifer Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2260197\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Icing-on-the-Cake.jpg?resize=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Icing-on-the-Cake.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Icing-on-the-Cake.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>In <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2260197\" target=\"_blank\">The Icing on the Cupcake<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jennifer Ross, Ansley is a southern belle, Dallas style,\u00a0whose well-planned\u00a0life takes an unexpected turn; her perfect fiance leaves her for a fellow Baylor sorority sister. Unusually for romantic fiction, this is\u00a0completely justified as the heroine is selfish, mean, and manipulative.<\/p>\n<p>To get away from the gossip, she heads to New York City to live with her grandmother. The women of the family have always been expert bakers and have passed down a\u00a0cookbook in which they record original recipes. Ansley uses her baking and business expertise to open a cupcakery.<\/p>\n<p>A strong point\u00a0is the insider information about baking (in particular, the difference between home baking and volume baking). Also, insights into Southern culture, specifically\u00a0the uniquely Dallas way of life is fascinating.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the novel wraps up quickly and glibly.\u00a0Up to that point, the\u00a0reader has willingly suspended belief\u00a0when there were\u00a0unlikely plot turns because the writing\u00a0is graceful and the characters well-drawn. However, the last few chapters are written awkwardly, as if the author ran out of time or inspiration. I&#8217;d still give it an overall thumbs up, though&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The Icing on the Cupcake by Jennifer Ross, Ansley is a southern belle, Dallas style,\u00a0whose well-planned\u00a0life takes an unexpected turn; her perfect fiance leaves her for a fellow Baylor sorority sister. Unusually for romantic fiction, this is\u00a0completely justified as the heroine is selfish, mean, and manipulative. 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